The World’s Highest Performance Back-illuminated EMCCDs
iXon Ultra 897:
The market leading back-illuminated EMCCD, now accelerated to 56 fps.
The iXon Ultra 897 platform takes the popular back-illuminated 512 x 512 frame transfer sensor and overclocks readout to 17 MHz, pushing speed performance to an outstanding 56 fps (full frame), whilst maintaining single photon sensitivity and quantitative stability throughout. New Optically Centred Crop Mode unlocks unparalleled frame rate performance from centrally located ROIs, ideal for the particular speed and sensitivity requirements of super-resolution microscopy.
The iXon Ultra maintains all the advanced performance attributes that have defined the industry-leading iXon range, such as deep vacuum cooling to -100°C, extremely low spurious noise, and Andor’s patented EM gain recalibration technology (EMCA™). Count Convert functionality allows real time data acquisition in units of electrons or incident photons and OptAcquire facilitates one-click optimization of this versatile camera to a variety of application conditions.
Additional features of the iXon Ultra include plug and play USB connectivity, a lower noise conventional CCD mode and an additional Camera Link output, offering the unique ability to directly access data for ‘on the fly’ processing, ideally suited to data intensive applications such as adaptive optics or superresolution microscopy
Stability Plot
EM Gain stability in the iXon Ultra 897 @ 55 fps. 500 frame kinetic series; frame transfer (overlapped) acquisition; 17.8 ms exposure time; x300 EM gain.
Key Specifications
Active pixels (H x V)
512 x 512
Pixel size (W x H; μm )
16 x 16
Image area (mm)
8.2 x 8.2
Active Area Pixel Well Depth (e- )
180,000
Max Readout Rate (MHz)
17
Frame rates (fps)
56(full frame) - 11,074
Read noise (e- )
<1with EM gain
QE Max
>95%
Features & Benefits of the iXon Ultra series
Single Photon Sensitive & > 95% QE Optimal SNR in light starved applications such as single molecule detection and quantum physics. NEW ‘SRRF-Stream’ (optional) Real time, cell super-resolution functionality. Living and fixed cells, works on most modern
fluorescence microscopes. Super-resolution down to 50nm.
Overclocked readout speeds Follow dynamic changing processes. Crop Mode Continuous imaging with fastest possible frame rate from centrally positioned ROIs. Highly
enabling for live cell superresolution and much more (e.g. 251 fps with 256 x 256 ROI).
TE cooling to -100°C Elimination of dark current detection limit. Superior Baseline Clamp and EM Stability Essential for quantitative accuracy of dynamic measurements. RealGain™ Absolute EMCCD gain selectable directly from a linear and quantitative scale. Lower Noise CCD Mode ‘2 in 1’ flexibility. EMCCD for ultra-sensitivity at speed, conventional CCD for longer acquisitions. EX2 Technology Extended QE response, beyond standard back-illuminated. Fringe Suppression Reduced etaloning in NIR. OptAcquire Optimize the highly flexible iXon for different application requirements at the click of a button. Count Convert Quantitatively capture and view data in electrons or incident photons. Applied either in real time
or post-processing, Count Convert does this important conversion for you.
EMCAL™ Patented user-initiated self-recalibration of EM gain. iCam Exposure time fast switching provides market leading acquisition efficiency. Minimal Clock-Induced Charge Unique pixel clocking parameters, yielding minimized spurious noise floor. UltraVac™ Critical for sustained vacuum integrity and to maintain unequalled cooling and QE performance,
year after year. Seven year vacuum warranty.
Spurious Noise Filter Intelligent algorithms to filter clock induced charge events from the background. Real-time or
post-processing.
Direct Data Access (Ultra only) Camera Link output port to facilitate direct access to data for ‘on the fly’ processing. Enhanced photon counting modes Intuitive single photon counting modes to overcome multiplicative noise. Real time or post-processing. FPGA Timestamp Hardware generated timestamp with 10 ns accuracy. ASTRO.control compatibility (Ultra only) Redlogix ASTRO.control is a dedicated platform for control of astronomical telescopes and
instrumentation
商品属性 [Active pixels ] 512 x 512 [Pixel Size] 16 x 16μm [Frame Rate] 56 (full frame) - 11,074fps [Image area] 8.2 x 8.2mm